New 1:12 scale Lotus Type 49 model

After 2 years of development Automodello (www.automodello.com)
will produce a 1967 Lotus Type 49 1:12 scale
model this year. It will be a run of 499 models
only.

This is the press information that I did receive:

Exciting news for serious motorsport collectors
is that this summer Automodello will be
releasing its first ever 1:12 scale release: Jim
Clark’s 1967 Lotus 49 (Ref. AM12-CTL-49-JC). The
model will capture the car, designed by Colin
Chapman, as it stormed to victory in its debut
race at the 1967 Dutch Grand Prix.

Automodello’s inaugural venture into 1:12 scale
will be just as breathtaking. The model, being
produced under new license with Classic Team
Lotus, will be of museum quality and the level
of mechanical detail at this scale will be
nothing short of extraordinary.

Built and finished to the exacting standards
collectors have come to expect from an
Automodello model, the 1:12 Lotus 49 will
feature precision formed air inlet gauzing,
pliable racing tires with accurate tread pattern,
an astonishingly accurate scale replica of the
engine consisting of over 100 separate parts and
incredibly intricate detail to the brake lines.

The model has a suggested retail of $899.95 with
an included display cover. The model is
available from Diecasm (www.diecasm.com) and
select Automodello dealers.

Jim Cowen, CEO of Automodello will have a
prototype available for viewing during visits to
next week’s Nuremberg Toy Fair (29-31 January),
England (1-6 February) and Retromobile (8
February). To meet up, please call or send an
email.